Europe seeks bigger piece of space market with new launchers
2 years, 1 month ago

Europe seeks bigger piece of space market with new launchers

Associated Press  

PARIS — France, Germany and Italy announced an agreement Tuesday for a new-generation European space launcher project as part of apparent efforts to better compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other rocket programs in the U.S. and China. A statement from the three governments announced an unspecified amount of public funding for the plan, saying it would be based on market prices and economic conditions for each element of the project. The European Space Agency would award contracts to the companies involved. The next-generation Ariane and Vega launchers will be used to boost Europe’s role in the commercial and government satellite markets, the French Finance Ministry said.

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SpaceX signs deal to launch key European satellites: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

SpaceX signs deal to launch key European satellites: Report

The Hindu  

SpaceX has signed a deal to launch up to four of Europe's flagship navigation and secure communications satellites into orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, along with EU member states, must still give final approval for the deal, the report added, citing officials. SpaceX and the European Space Agency recently …

Europe forced to turn to Elon Musk’s rockets in the global space race
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe forced to turn to Elon Musk’s rockets in the global space race

The Telegraph  

In the tropical heat on the coast of French Guiana sits a 200ft tall rocket. Ariane 6, which was designed to carry forward the space ambitions of the European Union, has been undergoing tests at the bloc’s official space port at Guiana Space Centre. The delays come at a crucial time in the new global space race: Russia is now …

EU Lays Out $6.8 Billion Satellite Communication Plan in Space Race
2 years, 10 months ago

EU Lays Out $6.8 Billion Satellite Communication Plan in Space Race

News 18  

STRASBOURG: The European Commission on Tuesday set out a 6 billion-euro satellite communications plan, part of a push to cut the European Union's dependence on foreign companies and protect key communications services and surveillance data against any outside interference. Commercial operators such a Elon Musk's SpaceX and its Starlink network that aims to launch tens of thousands of satellites to …

EU seeks space alliance to defend against US and Chinese ambitions
3 years, 11 months ago

EU seeks space alliance to defend against US and Chinese ambitions

Hindustan Times  

The European Union will pursue a more aggressive European space strategy to prevent being muscled out by US and Chinese launcher technology, setting up a European alliance with industry this year, a EU official said on Tuesday. After investing 12 billion euros in space activities between 2014 to 2020, EU aims to spend almost 15 billion euros for the 2021-2027 …

EU to get serious about its space ventures; will plough in more money in order to keep up with Chinese, US ambitions
4 years, 6 months ago

EU to get serious about its space ventures; will plough in more money in order to keep up with Chinese, US ambitions

Firstpost  

The EU budget will be used to support new technology to launch rockets, including reusable ones, said European Commissioner Thierry Breton. “Space is one of Europe’s strong points, and we’re giving ourselves the means to speed up,” European Commissioner Thierry Breton, whose brief includes the space sector, told Reuters in an interview. Breton, the former French head of IT company …

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